The Fantasy genres are the only categories of fiction which has the characteristic of telling the reader what happens at the end of the story from the start. Though there are creative works within other genres that are also very predictable as to where the storyline is going: Fantasy is unique in the sense that … Continue reading Fantasy: The Genre Which Spoils the Ending at the Start
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A Deliberate Lie: The Difficulties with Characters’ Ignorance within Written Dialogue
Fictional characters—just like real people—don’t always talk in the most coherent or logical way. Both intentional and unintentional. Whether its deliberately lying about something, making something up due to ignorance mixed with confidence or talking about a subject to appear as if the person has the knowledgeable authority within the group: people lie, for many … Continue reading A Deliberate Lie: The Difficulties with Characters’ Ignorance within Written Dialogue
Worldbuilding: A Necessary Waste of Time
[This is a continuance of the post: “Relentless Filler: Thoughts and Actions Surrounding What is and isn’t Important to Feature”.] Fiction gives the ability to tell stories through make-believe. And unless the creator of the fictional story mirrors the real world, the need for worldbuilding is necessary to gain the ability to convey a feeling of … Continue reading Worldbuilding: A Necessary Waste of Time
Kept Imagination Throughout Time: How “The Eferian Day” Balance Traditional Fantasy with Newer Concepts
The origin of “The Eferian Day” universe stems from the will to expand on Fantasy folklore whose ideas and concepts has existed for thousands of years throughout human history. Because of this: the series’ primary foundation is heavily influenced by and has a strong connection to these types of concepts which has been told by … Continue reading Kept Imagination Throughout Time: How “The Eferian Day” Balance Traditional Fantasy with Newer Concepts
In the Dark about Fantasy Genres: How “The Eferian Day” is Labelled
“The Eferian Day” is Dark Fantasy mixed with Epic Fantasy. Related: "The Eferian Day’s Inspirations" (website page). Why? When it comes to giving clear and concrete definitions of genres surrounding the themes and elements featured within a fictional work: The primary difficulty stems in the silliness of a generalized labelling system itself. Labelling is a Silly … Continue reading In the Dark about Fantasy Genres: How “The Eferian Day” is Labelled
The Sole Sword and the Importance of Characters’ Weaponry: How “The Eferian Day” Approach Character Development
Throughout history, the sword has played a major rule in Human civilization. Whether it be the Roman Gladius, the Middle Eastern Scimitar, or the European Longsword: swords has been a staple weaponry choice for a large portion of people who have sought out a weapon of high skill and has had a great deal of … Continue reading The Sole Sword and the Importance of Characters’ Weaponry: How “The Eferian Day” Approach Character Development
A.I. and the Sewing Machine: How “The Eferian Day” Thrive within the Digital World
With the ever-expanding technological advancements within our civilization: the innovation of artificial intelligence has exploded in the digital world. A.I. holds a great deal of future influence in many aspects of society with these types of automated software. In the same way robotic arms innovated production in factories: A.I. has the potential of automating several … Continue reading A.I. and the Sewing Machine: How “The Eferian Day” Thrive within the Digital World
The Haan Magic System: Haan Terms and the Problem with Using Established Science Lingo
Throughout the development of the Haan magic system: a multitude of concerns and issues have emerged in several different forms—like logic errors and unclear categorizations for practiced concepts within written text—which goes against other ideas and concepts already in place. As the development of the Haan system becomes increasingly larger also comes the need to … Continue reading The Haan Magic System: Haan Terms and the Problem with Using Established Science Lingo
Internal v. External Work, part two: a Book is a Product
With the post made on October 8, 2024, titled “Internal v. External Work: The Importance of Public Inclusion”: I wanted to expand on the mentality behind external work and to talk about my perspective surrounding creating vast and extremely detailed Fantasy worlds with the mentality of giving out those creations for public viewing. More specifically: … Continue reading Internal v. External Work, part two: a Book is a Product
Internal v. External Work: The Importance of Public Inclusion
Creative writing—just like all creative works in general where the maker has a genuine interest for the work being created—takes a large portion of the maker’s time, effort and personal ability into the creation of the fictional world being crafted within the text. Because of this: the creator will in turn see their work as … Continue reading Internal v. External Work: The Importance of Public Inclusion
V. C. Wahlström 